Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-14
NABBED EN-.
FRANK MCARTY AND MISS ELLA VANCE
ARRESTED.
They are Caught in the Philadelphia POStOfhOe,
While EndeavOnng to Obtain a Decoy Letter
An Affecting Scene.

Our readers are familiar with the history
of the case of Frank McCarty and Miss
Ella Vance, who were married at the res
idence of Oswald Schick, in Bridgeport,
by Rev. Father Martin, on the afternoon
of the 18th of May last, and the sucse-
quent departure of the couple for the East,
on a wedding trip. The advent Of for
mer Mrs. McCarty, who came down from
Pittsburg some days later, will also be re-
called, the last named lady stating that
| she had married McCaTty some years ago
in Baltimore, and that they had lately
been living in Pittsburg, where her hus-
band had abused her and then deserted
her, coming to Wheeling where he found
employment as number clerk in the B. &
0. freight Office. Mrs. McCarty No. l was
horrified at finding her husband had married
Miss Vance, and at once laid the whole case
before Chief of Police Smith, who under
took to find the runaways, if possible. Mrsi
McCarty swore out a warrant before JUS
tice Robinson, of Bridgeport, charging her
husband with bigamy, and then had a
number of his photographs struck off, the
latter being mailed to the authorities of a
number Of Eastern cities, with a state
ment of the case as narrated by Mrs.
McCarty.
1t was not long until the couple were
located in Philadelphia, and yesterday they
were arrested, under circumstances fully
set forth in the following special telegram:
Spectui Telegram to the REGISTER.
PHILADELPHIA, June II. - About
two weeks ago the police authori-
ties received a communication from Chief
OF Police Porter Smith, of Wheeling, ask
ing that Frank McCarty be taken into
custody on the charge Of bigamy and for
gerry. On Friday Detective Almendinger
mailed a decoy letter, addressed to Frank
McCarty, Philadelphia, Pa, and had the
same advertised among the uncalled for
letters in the hope of capturing the
couple in this way. The detective had
an understanding with the pOstOflice clerk
having charge OF this department, to no
tify an officer to have them taken into
custody in case they made application for
the letter About two o clock this alter
noon the young man, accompanied by his
bride, inquired for the advertised letter
He was asked if Re knew any one in
Wheeling, where the letter was supposed
to have been mailed, and on receiving
an affirmative response the clerk called one
of the special officers and had him taken
into custody. The young woman created
quite scene in the POstOfliCc corridor
when she realized that he had been ar
rested, and after she had been quicted in
sisted on accompanying him down Chest
nut street to the Central Station, where
she cried bitterly and insisted on being
locked up in the cell with her husband.
She was denied this request. In
answer to questions, McCarty stated that
he was married to the young lady who
was with him at the time OF his arrest,
but denied that he had committed bigamy
or any other crime. Both the young man
and his bride will be detained until the
Wheeling authorities send for them.
4 requisitiOn will, no doubt, be obtained
at once, and McCarty brought on TO this
city. Miss Vance is the daughter of James
Vance, an old B. IL O. engineer.
An Associated Press telegram from
Philadelphia, received late this morning,
in relation to the affair, contained a short
interview with McCarty, in which he said
that the woman who claimed to be his
wife was Molly Miller. He admitted that
he had lived with her in Baltimore, Chr
cago and Pittsburg, but declared that he
had not married her.